Jono Bacon wrote: > On Sat, 2006-10-28 at 22:49 +0100, Nicholas Butler wrote: >> > In return the LUGs (or at least I'm going from my experience with >> > MANLUG) would love to see Ubuntu oriented material flowing their way in >> > the form of speakers at meetings etc. >> > >> Thats BANG ON what I felt any Distro Community group should be doing for >> a LUG. It seems a natrual extension of the already defined affiliations >> and commitments within a LUG that enable it to ensure that >> representatives from every Distro can speak to the group. Which leads me >> to feeling that as each Distro builds its own potential User community >> then the LUG community needs to appoint its own >> spokesman/chairman/president to do this, but thats a conversation for >> another Maillist perhaps. > > In my mind, I believe LUGs offer a strong structure for general Linux > discussion, support and community growth, but Ubuntu UK is here to help > advocate and grow the Ubuntu community. So, LUGs are great for growing > the free software community, but LoCo teams can help specifically > promote Ubuntu, and work alongside LUGs to help grow free software *and* > Ubuntu. > > We are not intending to impose ourselves on LUGs or in anyway replace > LUGs, just to have symbiotic relationship in which we are good at Ubuntu > things and LUGs are good at general free software things.
Ubuntu has a very strong branding and it shows every sign of getting stronger. The stronger the branding becomes, the more likely that resentments may arise, however unintentionally. I would like to see the Ubuntu 'brand' become synonymous with 'Non Windows' for the person in the street. I look forward to an avalanche effect. LUGs will do what they want, usually distro neutral. They do not owe much, if anything to Ubuntu. I am in two adopted LUGs, and Ubuntu. For advocacy one LUG is highly active, the other not. If either LUG wanted Ubuntu resource I would be keen to help, and I might hear about this need informally in the LUG or centrally from Ubuntu maybe. With my LUG hat on, I would not expect to pressure the LUG into Ubuntu stuff. With my Ubuntu hat on, I will be proactive for Ubuntu locally (and nationally) while informing the Lug/s if appropriate or maybe invite collaboration for certain events. As long as my LUG activities are in accordance with a LUG's distro neutral stance then I do not foresee problems. Awakening a sleepy LUG has nothing really to do with Ubuntu as such, Active members and perhaps resources can help of course, whichever distro they use. -- alan cocks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
